Law & Justice
Meta says it tried to reduce Facebook, Instagram risks
Meta's lawyer told a court on August 18 that the company knew some users were negatively affected by Facebook and Instagram but had tried to reduce those risks and improve their experience.
“There can be no dispute that Meta has both recognized that people can struggle with their use of social media and tried to come up with tools to help them,” lawyer Paul Schmidt said.
Update
Meta lawyer Paul Schmidt argued in court that Meta recognised some users struggled with social media use and tried to create tools to help them.
The argument specifically referred to Facebook and Instagram users.
Source note: AFP news report published on 18 August 2026 at 19:31:29 UTC.
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AFP news report published on .